. >> reporter: if confirmed he'll be the first vietnam vet to lead the pentagon. >> i saw from the bottom. i see what happens. i saw the consequences and suffering and horror of war. >> reporter: former chairman of the senate armed services committee sam nunn strongly supports hagel's nomination. >> he comes from the republican side, but he's got a lot of admirers of the democratic side. he knows defense. he's a war hero. >> reporter: if confirmed, hagel will be the only republican in president obama's cabinet. danielle nottingham, cbs news, capitol hill. >>> coming up on the "morning news," chain reaction crashes. it creates dangerous pileups in michigan and indiana. this is the "cbs morning news." it creates dangerous pileups in michigan and indiana. this is the "cbs morning news." like somebody had set it on fire. and the doctor said, cindie, you have shingles. he said, you had chickenpox when you were a little girl... i said, yes, i did. i don't think anybody ever thinks they're going to get shingles. but it happened to me. for more of the inside story visit shinglesinfo.com hey, budd